Sanyika Shakur

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Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021),[1][2] also known by his former street moniker Monster or Monster Kody, was a former member of the Los Angeles gang the Eight Tray Gangster Crips. He got his nickname when he beat a robbery victim until he was disfigured.[3] He wrote a 1993 memoir called Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. He was born in Los Angeles.

Shakur was found dead in a homeless tent in Oceanside, California on June 6, 2021 at the age of 57.[4]

References

  1. Shakur, Sanyika (December 1, 2007). Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. ISBN 9780802198235. Retrieved June 18, 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. ”SANYIKA SHAKUR, FORMER GANG MEMBER TURNED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, PASSED AWAY AT 57”, Black Enterprise, Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ”Throwing the book at' “Monster’”, Los Angeles Times
  4. "Press Releases". www.sandiegocounty.gov. Retrieved June 10, 2021.